[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 151 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E930-E931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF B. WAYNE HUGHES

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 27, 2021

  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a great man, B. 
Wayne Hughes. Mr. Hughes, a prominent leader in the equine industry, 
lived in Lexington, Kentucky where he passed away on August 18, 2021.
  Mr. Hughes was born in Oklahoma in 1933 where his father was a 
sharecropper. In the midst of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, 
his family moved to California when he was a child. After the family 
moved to California, his father took him to Santa Anita Park when he 
was 11 years old and first introduced him to horseracing. He had a 
strong work ethic, delivering newspapers to help pay for tuition to 
college. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 
1957 and went on to serve as an officer in the United States Navy. Mr. 
Hughes became a very successful businessman and started companies 
including Public Storage and American Homes 4 Rent.
  In 2002, Mr. Hughes retired as the CEO of Public Storage and devoted 
himself fully to horseracing. He raced his first champion in 2003, 
winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. Mr. Hughes purchased 
Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004 and began restoring the 
historic 700-acre property. He worked diligently to make Spendthrift a 
successful breeding operation once again.
  Mr. Hughes achieved great success as a racehorse owner, with six 
Breeders' Cup wins and six Eclipse Award wins. In 2020, his colt 
Authentic won the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup Classic. The 
colt retired to stud and was named North America's Horse of the Year 
for 2020. Mr. Hughes was passionate about the sport of horseracing and 
did much in his lifetime to improve and promote racing for future 
generations.
  Mr. Hughes is survived by his wife Patricia, his son Wayne Jr., and 
his daughter Tamara Gustavson. B. Wayne Hughes was a legendary man who 
became one of horseracing's most influential leaders. He will be deeply 
missed. It is my honor to recognize his life before the United States 
Congress.

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